New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-14
FARRISHS BROKEY RIBS.
DOCTORS TESTIFY THAT THEY COULD EASILY HAVE
RESULTED FROM A FALL

DOCTORS TESTIFY THAT THEY COULD EASILY HAVE
RESULTED FROM FALL
Coroner Levy continued the inquest yesterday In the
Of Parrish. who. discharged attendant
from ards Island Insane Asylum alleges. came 10 his
death from injuries received the hands OF attendants
at the asylum. Keepers McIiurh and Cleary, who are
charged INJECTING the injuries and who were arrest
ed Sunday warrants issued by Coroner Levy, we're
present in charge Of policeman.
The first witness called was William Kearns, pantry
man at the hospital, who testified that Parrish was a
bois,erous patient On the morning OF April he
Parrish coming along the ward acting Ike Wild man.
Parrish into the dining-room and shut the door, Nc
Hugh and Ceary tried 20 get him out but lie would not
come. The door then forced open and Parrish fell
out into the ward oil his side Tho witness did not
McHugh and Cleary with their knees on Farrishs chest
did he any blood rushing from the latters mouth
as testified TO By the discharged attendant. Mitchell
In. w. Berry Wallace. VINO assisted Deputy Coroner
jenkins In making the autopsy Farrishs BODY since
adjournment Of tho inquest testified tina four ribs
found 10 be broken the right side and i've the
LETT opinion Of tho doctor the fracture OF these
ribs would necessarily imply crush which would pro
duce sufficient shock TO kill person.
Henry Clifford night attendant at Wards Island
Asylum, testified that Parrish noisy and violent
patient On the morning upon which tits alleged Parrish
received his fatal injuries the stiffness Mcngh open
FarlshsrOOm whercupon Parrish knocked cughdOwn.
threw his clothes at him aud then ran to the dnngroOm
Afterward the witness saw Mciiugh and Ceary boiling
down and the latter trying to kick aud strike the
two attendants The witness denied that McHugh and
Ceary had their knees Farrshs chest and said that
Mitchell could not the occurrence FROM where he
Dr. Stuart Douglass the physician who had charge OF
Parrish at the asylum said that he In the last stages
OF general paresis when the alleged violence In
fcted. lie had 10 be irritable and violent. and had
attacked three OF the other inmates OF the asylum his at
tendant McIugh and DR. Douglass himself. the
OF the alleged violence the witness examined him
fully and found his seventh and eighth ribs broken. Far
rss ribs could easily have been broken by such fall
he had through tho dining door Dr. David Hatha-
who attended Parrish after he received his injuries,
cOrrOborated Dr. Douglass
DR.. Charles f. Hoffman, OF the Wards Island Asylum
hospital department testified that he made thorough
animation OF Farrshs ribs. all below tho second, and
found broken except the seventh and eighth Dr.
Macdonald testified that persons suffering from paress
Parrish was. have extremely brittle bones which
liable to break easily such fall fartsh had could
easily have broken his two ribs.
Mitchell, the discharged attendant, admitted that he
had served fifteen mouths sentence IN Sing Sing for
burglary.
TIE inquest then adjourned until p m. today.
McEugh ana Cleary rcnanded.